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91054: Demonstrate understanding of basic human factors in design
Updated August 2014. This document has been updated in its entirety to address new issues that have arisen from moderation.
Requirements of the standard
To access the standard the student must:
- Describe the human factors that need to be considered when designing a product or system or environment. This description must be about ‘when designing’ and not just a general description of human factors associated with an existing product, system or environment (for example, ‘when designing a chair the human factors that need to be considered are...’).
- Explain how personal preference, group preferences, style and trends may impact on the design of a product, system or environment. The student must explain all four aspects and how they may have impacted or influenced a product, system or environment, or how they may impact when designing a product, system or environment.
- Describe data gathering that may be used when designing a product, system or environment. For example, when designing a chair, the student may describe the anthropometric data gathering technique of measuring the stature of the expected user population. For another product, system or environment, students may describe appropriate psychological or sensory data gathering techniques.
- Describe analysis techniques that may be used when designing a product, system or environment. For example, students may describe the analytical technique of obtaining percentile ranges to guide adjustability of the seat height.
Conditions of Assessment
Suitable types of evidence for this standard are outlined in the Conditions of Assessment document available on the TKI website.
Other Information
Conditions of Assessment, Body of Knowledge, Key Messages, Technology Teaching and Learning Guide and exemplar assessments are available from Technology Online or TKI.